Art Next Expo 2017 is calling for entries for its exhibition and International Artists Awards, to be held from Oct 6 to 9, 2017 at PMQ, Central. Formerly known as New Art Wave, Art Next was established in 2015 to provide a platform for young and emerging artists from around the world to showcase their talents to the art community, including collectors, critics, scholars and art lovers in Hong Kong and further afield. Artists are invited to submit their works, which will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Finalists will showcase their works at Art Next Expo 2017, and will qualify for the International Artists Awards. The submission deadline is April 30, 2017. The first edition of Art Next Expo took place in August 2015 in Macau, receiving more than 2,000 entries from artists from mainland China, Argentina, Malaysia, Germany, South Korea, the United States, the Czech Republic, Macau, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Indonesia, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Italy, Poland, Georgia, Switzerland and Japan. From among them, 100 artists were selected to …